Sky Attack

ゴッドバード God Bird

Generation:	I

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	140
Accuracy:	90%
PP:	5, max: 8
Affects:	Selected target
Secondary Effect:	Flinch
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Protect/Detect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Contests (RS E)

Type:
Appeal:	3 ♥♥♥
Jam:	0

Super Contests (DP Pt)

Type:
Appeal:	1 ♥

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Sky Attack is a Flying-type move introduced in Generation I.

Description[]

Games	Description
GS C	1st turn: Prepare 2nd turn: Attack
RS E	Searches out weak spots, then strikes the next turn.
FRLG	A 2nd-turn attack move with a high critical-hit ratio. The foe may flinch.
DP Pt HGSS	A second-turn attack move with a high critical-hit ratio. It may also make the target flinch.
BW B2W2	A second-turn attack move where critical hits land more easily. It may also make the target flinch.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE	A second-turn attack move where critical hits land more easily. This may also make the target flinch.

Effect[]

In Battle[]

A second-turn attack move that may also make the target flinch.

Contests[]

Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.

Super Contests[]

Earn +3 if no other Pokémon has chosen the same judge.

Learnset[]

Generation I[]

By Leveling Up[]

Pokémon	type	Level
By Leveling Up
Moltres	Fire/Flying	60
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

By TM43[]

Pokémon	type
By TM43
Pidgey	Normal/Flying
Pidgeotto	Normal/Flying
Pidgeot	Normal/Flying
Spearow	Normal/Flying
Fearow	Normal/Flying
Doduo	Normal/Flying
Dodrio	Normal/Flying
Aerodactyl	Rock/Flying
Articuno	Ice/Flying
Zapdos	Electric/Flying
Moltres	Fire/Flying
Mew	Psychic
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

Generation II[]

By Leveling Up[]

Pokémon	type	Level
By Leveling Up
Moltres	Fire/Flying	73
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

By Breeding[]

Pokémon	type	Father
By Breeding
Hoothoot	Normal/Flying	Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot Spearow, Fearow Doduo, Dodrio Aerodactyl (C)
Murkrow	Dark/Flying	Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot Spearow, Fearow Doduo, Dodrio Aerodactyl Hoothoot, Noctowl Skarmory (C)
Skarmory	Steel/Flying	Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot Spearow, Fearow Doduo, Dodrio Aerodactyl (C)
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Generation III[]

By Leveling Up[]

Pokémon	type	Level
By Leveling Up
Moltres	Fire/Flying	85
Altaria	Dragon/Flying	59
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

By Breeding[]

Pokémon	type	Father
By Breeding
Spearow	Normal/Flying	Altaria
Hoothoot	Normal/Flying	Altaria
Murkrow	Dark/Flying	Spearow, Fearow Hoothoot, Noctowl Skarmory Taillow, Swellow Swablu, Altaria
Skarmory	Steel/Flying	Altaria
Taillow	Normal/Flying	Altaria
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

By Move Tutor (in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness)[]

Pokémon	type
By Move Tutor (in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness)
Pidgey	Normal/Flying
Pidgeotto	Normal/Flying
Pidgeot	Normal/Flying
Spearow	Normal/Flying
Fearow	Normal/Flying
Doduo	Normal/Flying
Dodrio	Normal/Flying
Aerodactyl	Rock/Flying
Articuno	Ice/Flying
Zapdos	Electric/Flying
Moltres	Fire/Flying
Mew	Psychic
Hoothoot	Normal/Flying
Noctowl	Normal/Flying
Togetic	Normal/Flying
Natu	Psychic/Flying
Xatu	Psychic/Flying
Murkrow	Dark/Flying
Delibird	Ice/Flying
Skarmory	Steel/Flying
Ho-Oh	Fire/Flying
Taillow	Normal/Flying
Swellow	Normal/Flying
Wingull	Water/Flying
Pelipper	Water/Flying
Swablu	Normal/Flying
Altaria	Dragon/Flying
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

Generation IV[]

By Leveling Up[]

Pokémon	type	Level
By Leveling Up
Moltres	Fire/Flying	78
Noctowl	Normal/Flying	1
Lugia	Psychic/Flying	99
Ho-Oh	Fire/Flying	99
Altaria	Dragon/Flying	70
Togekiss	Normal/Flying	1
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

By Breeding[]

Pokémon	type	Father
By Breeding
Spearow	Normal/Flying	Noctowl Altaria Togekiss
Hoothoot	Normal/Flying	Noctowl Altaria Togekiss
Murkrow	Dark/Flying	Spearow, Fearow Hoothoot, Noctowl Skarmory Taillow, Swellow Swablu, Altaria Togekiss
Skarmory	Steel/Flying	Noctowl Altaria Togekiss
Taillow	Normal/Flying	Noctowl Altaria Togekiss
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

By Move Tutor (in HeartGold and SoulSilver)[]

Pokémon	type
By Move Tutor (in HeartGold and SoulSilver)
Pidgeot	Normal/Flying
Fearow	Normal/Flying
Dodrio	Normal/Flying
Aerodactyl	Rock/Flying
Articuno	Ice/Flying
Zapdos	Electric/Flying
Moltres	Fire/Flying
Mew	Psychic
Noctowl	Normal/Flying
Crobat	Poison/Flying
Xatu	Psychic/Flying
Delibird	Ice/Flying
Skarmory	Steel/Flying
Lugia	Psychic/Flying
Ho-Oh	Fire/Flying
Taillow	Normal/Flying
Swellow	Normal/Flying
Pelipper	Water/Flying
Altaria	Dragon/Flying
Staraptor	Normal/Flying
Honchkrow	Dark/Flying
Chatot	Normal/Flying
Togekiss	Normal/Flying
Gliscor	Ground/Flying
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

Generation V[]

By Leveling Up[]

Pokémon	type	Level
By Leveling Up
Moltres	Fire/Flying	78
Noctowl	Normal/Flying	1
Lugia	Psychic/Flying	99
Ho-Oh	Fire/Flying	99
Altaria	Dragon/Flying	77
Togekiss	Normal/Flying	1
Pidove	Normal/Flying	50
Tranquill	Normal/Flying	59
Unfezant	Normal/Flying	66
Sigilyph	Psychic/Flying	51
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

By Breeding[]

Pokémon	type	Father
By Breeding
Spearow	Normal/Flying	Noctowl Altaria Togekiss Pidove, Tranquill, Unfezant Sigilyph
Hoothoot	Normal/Flying	Noctowl Altaria Togekiss Pidove, Tranquill, Unfezant Sigilyph
Murkrow	Dark/Flying	Spearow, Fearow Hoothoot, Noctowl Skarmory Taillow, Swellow Swablu, Altaria Togekiss Pidove, Tranquill, Unfezant Sigilyph
Skarmory	Steel/Flying	Noctowl Altaria Togekiss Pidove, Tranquill, Unfezant Sigilyph
Taillow	Normal/Flying	Noctowl Altaria Togekiss Pidove, Tranquill, Unfezant Sigilyph
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Generation VI[]

By Leveling Up[]

Pokémon	type	Level
By Leveling Up
Moltres	Fire/Flying	78
Noctowl	Normal/Flying	1
Lugia	Psychic/Flying	99
Ho-Oh	Fire/Flying	99
Altaria	Dragon/Flying	70
Togekiss	Fairy/Flying	1
Pidove	Normal/Flying	50
Tranquill	Normal/Flying	59
Unfezant	Normal/Flying	66
Sigilyph	Psychic/Flying	50
Hawlucha	Fighting/Flying	48
Yveltal	Dark/Flying	93
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

Gallery[]

Main games

Main series

Spin-offs and shorts

Pokémon Adventures

v · d · e List of Generation I TMs and HMs

TMs	01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

HMs	01 02 03 04 05

See also	Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII TMs TRs Generation IX

Pocket Monsters Red and Pocket Monsters Green · Pocket Monsters Blue · Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Blue Version · Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition

v · d · e List of Flying-type moves

Generation I · Generation II · Generation III · Generation IV · Generation V · Generation VI · Generation VII · Generation VIII · Generation IX

A	Acrobatics Aerial Ace Aeroblast Air Cutter Air Slash

B	Beak Blast Bleakwind Storm Bounce Brave Bird

C	Chatter

D	Defog Dragon Ascent Drill Peck Dual Wingbeat

F	Feather Dance Floaty Fall Fly

G	Gust

H	Hurricane

M	Mirror Move

O	Oblivion Wing

P	Peck Pluck

R	Roost

S	Sky Attack Sky Drop

T	Tailwind

W	Wing Attack

See also	Bug-type Dark-type Dragon-type Electric-type Fairy-type Fighting-type Fire-type Ghost-type Grass-type Ground-type Ice-type Normal-type Poison-type Psychic-type Rock-type Steel-type Water-type

Moves

v · d · e List of moves introduced in Generation I

Bug-type · Dark-type · Dragon-type · Electric-type · Fairy-type · Fighting-type · Fire-type · Flying-type · Ghost-type · Grass-type · Ground-type · Ice-type · Normal-type · Poison-type · Psychic-type · Rock-type · Steel-type · Water-type

A	Absorb Acid Acid Armor Agility Amnesia Aurora Beam

B	Barrage Barrier Bide Bind Bite Blizzard Body Slam Bone Club Bonemerang Bubble Bubble Beam

C	Clamp Comet Punch Confuse Ray Confusion Constrict Conversion Counter Crabhammer Cut

D	Defense Curl Dig Disable Dizzy Punch Double Kick Double Slap Double Team Double-Edge Dragon Rage Dream Eater Drill Peck

E	Earthquake Egg Bomb Ember Explosion

F	Fire Blast Fire Punch Fire Spin Fissure Flamethrower Flash Fly Focus Energy Fury Attack Fury Swipes

G	Glare Growl Growth Guillotine Gust

H	Harden Haze Headbutt High Jump Kick Horn Attack Horn Drill Hydro Pump Hyper Beam Hyper Fang Hypnosis

I	Ice Beam Ice Punch

J	Jump Kick

K	Karate Chop Kinesis

L	Leech Life Leech Seed Leer Lick Light Screen Lovely Kiss Low Kick

M	Meditate Mega Drain Mega Kick Mega Punch Metronome Mimic Minimize Mirror Move Mist

N	Night Shade

P	Pay Day Peck Petal Dance Pin Missile Poison Gas Poison Powder Poison Sting Pound Psybeam Psychic Psywave

Q	Quick Attack

R	Rage Razor Leaf Razor Wind Recover Reflect Rest Roar Rock Slide Rock Throw Rolling Kick

S	Sand Attack Scratch Screech Seismic Toss Self-Destruct Sharpen Sing Skull Bash Sky Attack Slam Slash Sleep Powder Sludge Smog Smokescreen Soft-Boiled Solar Beam Sonic Boom Spike Cannon Splash Spore Stomp Strength String Shot Struggle Stun Spore Submission Substitute Super Fang Supersonic Surf Swift Swords Dance

T	Tackle Tail Whip Take Down Teleport Thrash Thunder Thunder Punch Thunder Shock Thunder Wave Thunderbolt Toxic Transform Tri Attack Twineedle

V	Vine Whip ViceGrip

W	Water Gun Waterfall Whirlwind Wing Attack Withdraw Wrap

See also	Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Generation I